Potassium Bitartrate
Product Description
| Product | Potassium Bitartrate |
| CAS | 868-14-4 |
| Formula | KOCO(CHOH)2OOH |
| Synonym | Cream Of Tartar, Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate, Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, potassium salt (1:1) |
Typical Product Specifications
| Sensoric | White crystalline powder. |
| Odour | Odorless. |
| Identification | Conform |
| Assay % | >= 99.5% |
| Chlorides | < 500 ppm |
| Sulfates | < 50 ppm |
| Iron | < 10 ppm |
| pH | (aqueous solution at 1%) : 3.4 |
| Oxalate | < 100 ppm |
| Mercury | < 0.1 ppm |
| Taste | Nice acidic taste. |
| Loss on Drying | <0.5% |
| Heavy Metals; USP <231> | < 10 ppm |
| Arsenic PPM | <0.1 ppm |
| Lead | < 0.5 ppm |
| Behenic Acid (C22) | Test Conforms |
| Density | 1.984 |
| Color | colorless or slightly opaque crystal or white crystal powder, pleasant acid taste |
| Molecular weight | 188.18 |
| Solubility | water, sl. sol. in alcohol |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Class | Specialty Chemicals |
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